She was born one mornin' on a Sun Juan summer back in 18-an'-80-an'-1She was a beautiful daughter of the D & RG and she weighed about a thousand tonWell it's a 45 mile through the Animas Canyon so they set her on the narrow-gaugeShe drunk a whole lotta water and she ate a lotta coalAnd they called her the Silverton (Silverton Train)(Here comes the Silverton up from DurangoHere come the Silverton a shovelin' coalHere comes the Silverton up from the canyonSee the smoke and hear the whistle blow)Well now listen to the whistle in the rockwood cut on the high line to Silverton TownAnd you're gonna get a shiver when you check out the riverWhich is four hundred feet straight downTake on some water and the Needleton tank and then I struggle up a two-five gradeAnd by the time you get your hide past the snowshed slideYou've had a ride on the Silverton (Silverton Train)(Here comes the Silverton...[ strings ](Here comes the Silverton...Now down by the station early in the mornin' there's a whole lotta people in lineAnd they all got a ticket on the train to yesterday and it's a gonna leave on timeWell it's a 45 mile through the Animas Canyon so they set her on the narrow-gaugeShe takes a whole lotta water and she ate a lotta coalAnd they called her the Silverton (Silverton Train)(Here comes the Silverton...(Here comes the Silverton...